Yes, you can get rich with online video - but not through YouTube.And...Paramount's new business model makes theater owners AND consumers happy.It's episode 23 of Media Unplugged with branding authority Tom Asacker and media strategist Mark Ramsey.Plus, rants and raves about Google's new chat-bot that can debate the meaning of life, how Sony Music is "disfavoring" artists through its investment in Spotify, and how J.J. Abrams Star Wars presentation at Comic-Con is footage-free for a particularly sneaky reason.Listen as we go inside media to reveal the ugly truth!Click … [Read more...]

So I read with interest today this distribution-related tidbit from NTS MediaOnline:
Cumulus Media-owned Westwood One has announced an agreement with NextRadio that will enable all U.S. radio stations to use advertising inventory to fund the industry’s payments to Sprint. Over the past year, broadcasters have been asked to commit dollars and/or inventory to fund the Sprint NextRadio Initiative, which plans to sell at least 30 million FM receiver-enabled smartphones in the next three years. Broadcasters can now meet their commitment by providing two minutes per station per day (Mon-Sun/ … [Read more...]